Kari A. Dooley
Kari A. Dooley | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
Assumed office September 13, 2018 | |
Appointed by | Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Robert N. Chatigny |
Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court for the Litchfield District | |
In office 2004 – September 13, 2018 | |
Appointed by | Jodi Rell |
Personal details | |
Born | Kari Ann Pedersen May 7, 1963 New York City, New York, U.S. |
Political party | Republican[1] |
Education | Cornell University, (BA) University of Connecticut School of Law, (JD) |
Kari Anne Dooley (born May 7, 1963)[1] is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Biography
Dooley received her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University, and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Connecticut School of Law.
She began her legal career as an associate in the Greenwich office of Whitman & Ransom. She served for twelve years as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, rising to the rank of Supervisory Assistant United States Attorney and, ultimately, Counsel to the United States Attorney. From 2004 to 2018, she served as a Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court.[2]
Federal judicial service
On December 20, 2017, President Trump nominated Dooley to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, to the seat vacated by Judge Robert N. Chatigny, who assumed senior status on January 1, 2017.[3] On March 7, 2018, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[4][5] On April 19, 2018, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 19–2 vote.[6] On September 6, 2018, her nomination was confirmed by voice vote.[7] She received her judicial commission on September 13, 2018.
References
- ^ a b MyLife.com profile
- ^ " President Donald J. Trump Announces Ninth Wave of Judicial Nominees and Tenth Wave of United States Attorney Nominees " White House, December 20, 2017
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today" White House, December 20, 2017
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for March 7, 2018
- ^ United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary: Nominations for March 7, 2018
- ^ Results of Executive Business Meeting – April 19, 2018, Senate Judiciary Committee
- ^ "PN1332 — Kari A. Dooley — The Judiciary". United States Senate. December 20, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
External links
- Kari A. Dooley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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